Lard-cutter.



A. W. BLAUL & L. HARMISON.

LARD CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25 1913.

Patented June 17, 1913.

AUGUST W. BLAUL AND LEO HARMISON, OF CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

LARD-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 17 1913.

Application filed March 25, 1913. Serial No. 756,755.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that we, AUGUST WV. BLAUL and LEOIIARMISON, citizens of the United States, and residents of Cumberland,in the county of Allegany and State of Maryland, have made certain newand useful Improvements in Lard-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in devices for cutting lard, andit consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of our invention is to provide a device by means of which lardor other similar substance such as butter, etc., may be cut from acontainer which holds the same in bulk and at the same time may beforced into a dispensing receptacle which may be subsequently taken fromthe cutting device.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which will cut and fill a dispensing receptacle with apredetermined amount of material such as lard or butter, therebyexpediting the transaction and in some cases obviating the necessity ofweighing the article.

A further object of our invention is to provide a cutting device of thetype described which will fill the receptacle without any danger ofsmearing the lard on the outside thereof.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationand the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming partof this application in which Figure 1 is a side view of the device, Fig.2 is a section through the device and a portion of the lard container,Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the dispensing receptacle, and Fig. 5 is aperspective view showing the cutter frame with its hinged portion opento receive the dispensing receptacle.

In carrying out our invention we provide a main cutter frame whichconsists preferably of a body portion 1 of tapered form, as shown in thedrawings. This body portion may be made of aluminum or other suitablematerial and is provided near its open end with an inwardly projectingflange 1- and the edge of the body portion 1 is sharpened as shown at lin order to easily enter the lard. The closed end is provided with airvents 1 and the inner surface of the closed portion is slightly concave,as shown at 1. The closed end is'provided with an integral handle 2.

Secured to the main body portion 1 is a hinged portion 3. The pintle iupon which the portion 3 is hinged is extended across the device asshown in Fig. 3 and forms a cutting wire. The outer end 3 of the hingedportion is arranged to swing up against the end portion of the maincasing 1, said end portion having a flange l beneath which the end 3extends in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 5. A semicircularlocking member 5 is hinged at 6 to the body portion 1 and is arranged toextend down over the end 3 of the hinged portion 3. The looking memberis provided with a. finger hold 7 for raising and lowering it. Arrangedto cooperate with the cutting frame or casing is a dispensing receptacle.8 like that shown in Fig. 4. This is tapered as shown, to conform tothe interior of the casing l and is provided with the vents 8 at itsclosed end.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device theoperation thereof may be readily understood.

The dispensing receptacles 8 may be made of any suitable material butare preferably made of some light material such as pasteboard, roughenedon the interior. They are designed to be of such a size as will hold agiven quantity, say a pound, of lard or similar material. The device isopened in the manner shown in Fig. 5 and the recepta cle 8 is placed inthe casing, the edge 8 of the receptacle resting upon the flange 1 Thehinged portion 3 is now closed upon the body portion and secured bymeans of the fastening device 5, as already explained. The cutter isgrasped by the handle 2 and forced downwardly into the lard 9 in thecontainer 10 (see Fig. 2). The lard enters the interior of thereceptacle 8 and fills it. Now by rotating the device 180 or more thecutter a: will cut from the lard an amount which will just fill thedispensing receptacle. The cutter is now removed from the lard and as itis removed that portion of the lard which has filled the receptacle willbe taken with it. The receptacle may now be removed and either coveredwith paper and sold thus, or a cover such as that shown at 11 in Fig. imay be placed over the end of the dispensing receptacle.

In order to provide for the escape of air while the lard. is enteringthe interior of the receptacle we provide the openings 8 The air passesinto'the space made by the concave surface 1, of the end or the casing 1and thence out through the openings 1.

In order to provide for variations in the size of the dispensingreceptacles we make use oi. a plate or follower 12 which has a swivelconnection with a screw 13. It the dispensing receptacle should be alittle too short to fit snugly within the casing the screw 13 may hen'ianipulated so as to bring the "follower 19 into such a position as toprovide a firm backing for the dispensing can and to hold it securelyagainst the flange 1'.

The device described above forms a convcnient means of cutting adefinite quantity of lard and of filling the dispensing receptacle. Inview of the fact that the exterior of the receptacle is protected thereis no danger of smearing the outer portion with the lard so that thecustomer has a clean, sanitary receptacle in which to convey the lard.

lVe claim:

1. In a cutting device for plastic material, a casing having an openend, an inwardly extending flange arranged to support an open endedreceptacle, a cutter carried by the casing at its open end, and meansfor locking the receptacle in the casing.

2. In a cutting device for plastic material, a casing having an open endand an inwardly extending flange for supporting one end of an openreceptacle, a cutter carried by the casing at its open end, means forlocking the receptacle in the casing, an ad'- justable follower carriedby the casing for holding the receptacle against the flange.

3. In a cutting device for plastic material,

a casing having a body port-ion and a hinged portion arranged to permitthe entrance of a receptacle, a flange carried by said body portion andsaid hinged. portion near the open end of the casing for supporting thereceptacle, means for locking the hinged portion to the body portion,and means carried by the casingfor forcing the receptacle into closeengagement with said supporting flange.

4-. In a cutting device for plastic material, a casing having a bodyportion and a hinged portion arranged to permit the entrance of areceptacle, a flange carried by said body portion and said hingedportion near the open end of the casing for supporting the receptacle, asemicircular locking member pivotally secured to said body portion, andarranged to engage said! hinged portion for locking the receptaclewithin the casing, and means carried by the casing for forcing thereceptacle into close engagement with said supporting flange.

5. In a cutting device for plastic material, a casing having a bodyportion, a cutting rod or wire carried by said body portion at one endthereof, a movable portion of the casing hinged upon said cutting rod orwire and adapted to move to permit the entrance of a receptacle, aflange carried by said body portion and; said hinged portion near theopen end of the casing for supporting said receptacle, a semicircularlocking member pivotally carried by said body portion and arranged toengage the free end of said movable portion for locking the latter inposition, and means carried by the casing for forcing the receptacleinto close engagement with said supporting flange.

AUGUST W. BLAUL. LEO I-IARMISOI lVitnesses CLARK D. RINKER, IIOIVARD E.CHANEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

